Definition of 'bookcase'
Word forms: plural bookcases
countable noun
A bookcase is a piece of furniture with shelves that you keep books on.
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First, a bookcase full of "long form" reports which confirmed the bookcase full of certified annual accounts which we already had. Sharing the Success - the story of NFC (1990)One day I saw some books on a small bookcase on wheels. Times, Sunday Times (2014)I kept the pillars, the sofa and the bookcase. Times, Sunday Times (2007)With a chest, desk and bookcase, it should keep the dear little one happy. Times, Sunday Times (2006)I have a friend who keeps a Lazy Susan bookcase on his desk containing one book each from a variety of fields. Christianity Today (2000)
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Translations for 'bookcase'
British English: bookcase
/ˈbʊkˌkeɪs/ NOUN
A bookcase is a piece of furniture with shelves for books.
- American English: bookcase
- Arabic: خِزَانَةُ الكُتُب
- Brazilian Portuguese: estante
- Chinese: 书橱
- Croatian: polica za knjige
- Czech: knihovna skříň nebo police
- Danish: bogreol
- Dutch: boekenkast
- European Spanish: estantería
- Finnish: kirjahylly
- French: bibliothèque meuble
- German: Bücherregal
- Greek: βιβλιοθήκη
- Italian: libreria
- Japanese: 本箱
- Korean: 책장
- Norwegian: bokhylle
- Polish: biblioteczka
- European Portuguese: estante
- Romanian: bibliotecă
- Russian: книжный шкаф
- Spanish: estantería
- Swedish: bokhylla
- Thai: ตู้หนังสือ
- Turkish: kitaplık
- Ukrainian: книжкова шафа
- Vietnamese: tủ sách
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